diff --git a/compiler/res/prog8lib/diskio.p8 b/compiler/res/prog8lib/diskio.p8
index 5a11904eb..67f133728 100644
--- a/compiler/res/prog8lib/diskio.p8
+++ b/compiler/res/prog8lib/diskio.p8
@@ -77,63 +77,60 @@ io_error:
     }
 
 
-    str filename = "0:??????????????????????????????????????"
-
     sub save(ubyte drivenumber, uword filenameptr, uword address, uword size) -> byte {
-        ubyte flen = strlen(filenameptr)
-        filename[0] = '0'
-        filename[1] = ':'
-        memcopy(filenameptr, &filename+2, flen)
-        memcopy(",s,w", &filename+2+flen, 5)
-        c64.SETNAM(flen+6, filename)
-        c64.SETLFS(1, drivenumber, 1)
-        void c64.OPEN()
-        if_cs
-            goto io_error
+        c64.SETNAM(strlen(filenameptr), filenameptr)
+        c64.SETLFS(1, drivenumber, 0)
+        uword end_address = address + size
 
-        c64.CHKOUT(1)
-        if_cs
-            goto io_error
+        %asm {{
+            lda  address
+            sta  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1
+            lda  address+1
+            sta  P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1+1
+            stx  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG
+            lda  #<P8ZP_SCRATCH_W1
+            ldx  end_address
+            ldy  end_address+1
+            jsr  c64.SAVE
+            php
+            ldx  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG
+            plp
+        }}
 
-        repeat size {
-            c64.CHROUT(@(address))
-            address++
-        }
+        if_cc
+            return c64.READST()==0
 
-io_error:
-        c64.CLRCHN()
-        c64.CLOSE(1)
-        return c64.READST()==0
+        return false
     }
 
-    sub load(ubyte drivenumber, uword filenameptr, uword address) -> byte {
-        ubyte flen = strlen(filenameptr)
-        filename[0] = '0'
-        filename[1] = ':'
-        memcopy(filenameptr, &filename+2, flen)
-        memcopy(",s,r", &filename+2+flen, 5)
-        c64.SETNAM(flen+6, filename)
-        c64.SETLFS(1, drivenumber, 2)
-        void c64.OPEN()
-        if_cs
-            goto io_error
-        void c64.CHKIN(1)
-        if_cs
-            goto io_error
+    sub load(ubyte drivenumber, uword filenameptr, uword address_override) -> uword {
+        c64.SETNAM(strlen(filenameptr), filenameptr)
+        ubyte secondary = 1
+        uword end_of_load = 0
+        if address_override
+            secondary = 0
+        c64.SETLFS(1, drivenumber, secondary)
+        %asm {{
+            stx  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG
+            lda  #0
+            ldx  address_override
+            ldy  address_override+1
+            jsr  c64.LOAD
+            bcs  +
+            stx  end_of_load
+            sty  end_of_load+1
++           ldx  P8ZP_SCRATCH_REG
+        }}
 
-        do {
-            @(address) = c64.CHRIN()
-            address++
-        } until c64.READST()
+        if end_of_load
+            return end_of_load - address_override
 
-io_error:
-        c64.CLRCHN()
-        c64.CLOSE(1)
-
-        ubyte status = c64.READST()
-        return status==0 or status==64
+        return 0
     }
 
+
+    str filename = "0:??????????????????????????????????????"
+
     sub delete(ubyte drivenumber, uword filenameptr) {
         ; -- delete a file on the drive
         ubyte flen = strlen(filenameptr)
diff --git a/examples/test.p8 b/examples/test.p8
index 9888beeac..f7f4ac090 100644
--- a/examples/test.p8
+++ b/examples/test.p8
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 %import textio
 %import diskio
 %zeropage basicsafe
-
+%option no_sysinit
 
 main {
 
     sub start() {
 
+        txt.print("saving...")
+        diskio.delete(8, "data.bin")
+        if diskio.save(8, "data.bin", $0400, 40*25) {
+            txt.clear_screenchars('*')
+            txt.print("loading...")
+            uword size = diskio.load(8, "data.bin", $0400)
+            txt.print_uwhex(size, true)
+            txt.chrout('\n')
+        } else txt.print("io error\n")
+
+        testX()
     }
 
 
diff --git a/examples/textelite.p8 b/examples/textelite.p8
index 6564ad9b9..4f9fe43a4 100644
--- a/examples/textelite.p8
+++ b/examples/textelite.p8
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ main {
 }
 
 trader {
-    str Savegame = "txtel.savegame"
+    str Savegame = "↑commander.save"
     str input = "??????????"
     ubyte num_chars